Background and Aims
Previous studies have investigated the association between ethnicity and processes of care and intermediate outcomes of diabetes, but there are limited population-based studies available. The aim of this study was to use population-based data to investigate the relationships between ethnicity and glycaemic control in men and women with diabetes mellitus living in Scotland.

The purpose of this study was to compare contemporary risk of hip fracture in type 1 and type 2 diabetes with the non-diabetic population. Using a national diabetes database, we identified those with type 1 and type 2 diabetes aged 20–84 years alive anytime from 01/01/2005 to 12/31/2007.

Aims/hypothesis
The aim of our study was to identify subgroups of patients attending the Scottish Diabetic Retinopathy Screening (DRS) programme who might safely move from annual to two yearly retinopathy screening.